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Religion and American Foreign Policy through Christian Eyes
Dr. James C. (Jim) WallaceGrace Chapel - Week #1
Welcome!
• Class hosts• Syllabus & class schedule• The challenge of a class on religion and politics• What have I been up to?
Boston University
Religion and American Foreign Policy . . .
• “. . . through Christian eyes”
• “. . . through Secular eyes”
• “. . . through Religious eyes”
• “. . . through American eyes”
John 8:32
• Context Jesus in Jerusalem Jesus in the Temple Courts Jesus and the woman caught in adultery Pharisees challenged the validity of his testimony
• “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (NIV)
• “Then you will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you.” (Message)
Truth!?
• What is “the truth”?
• How do we learn/know “the truth”?
• What impacts our understanding/interpretation
of “the truth”?
Foreign Policy
• Definition• A country's foreign policy consists of strategies chosen
by the state to protect and project its national interests and to achieve its goals internationally.
• Requirements Nations Rulers and government Relations between two or more governments
• Purpose of policy Trade Defense and projection of power War
Foreign Policy
• Nature of the Policy Friendly Hostile Neutral or ambivalent
Foreign Policy
• Bias We all have them Our biases may be different even though we are the
same . . .• Family• Ethnicity• Religion
• Perceptions of Foreign Policy Depends on which nation an individual identifies with Depends on one’s opinion of the ruler and/or the
government Depends on how the policy impacts an individual
Foreign Relations in the Bible
• Political Entities Family, clan, tribe City states – Tyre & Sidon Nations – Israel, Egypt Empires – Babylonian, Greek, Roman
Foreign Relations in the Bible
• Psalm 2:1-3, 10-11• Psalm 46• Genesis 41:41-57• 1 Kings 10:1-13• 2 Chronicles 26:1-15• Matthew 2:1-12, 13-15• Acts 22:22-29, 23:11• Revelation
Dr. James C (Jim) [email protected]